A 27-year-old TV news presenter mysteriously disappeared nearly 30 years ago, taking over the small Iowa town where she worked, and a recent tip prompted detectives to search a Minnesota property for her remains.

Detectives from the Mason City, Iowa Police Department searched a site in Winsted, Minnesota, in October for Jodi Huisentruit, who disappeared on the morning of June 27, 1995.

Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley confirmed the purpose of the search in a statement to Fox News Digital.

“MCPD recently worked with Law Enforcement in Minnesota “MCPD continues to regularly receive, evaluate and follow up on information it receives regarding the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit. Information gathered through these efforts will be used in the ongoing investigation. At this time, it does not “There is no additional information to be released to the public. We would like to encourage anyone with information regarding Jodi’s disappearance to contact MCPD or the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.”

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Television presenter Jodi Huisentruit disappeared on her way to work on the morning of June 27, 1995. (Findjodi.com)

Huisentruit, a native of Long Prairie, Minnesota, was on her way to work as a morning anchor at KIMT-TV in Mason City when she disappeared.

“She drove the red convertible, she had her hair flowing and she loved being in public. She loved being, you know, in the local establishment,” said Sgt. Terrance Prochaska with the Mason City Police Department told Fox News Digital. “People knew Jodi because she was approachable.”

On the morning of her disappearance, Huisentruit told a co-worker that she had overslept and was late for the office, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. However, she never made it to work that day.

“She was in a hurry…she probably wasn’t even looking when she got in her car,” said Prochaska, who has been investigating Huisentruit’s case for 14 years. “I’ve been a police officer for 23 years now. I’ve been around the business, I guess. This one is just heartbreaking.

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The exterior of the apartment complex where television presenter Jodi Huisentruit lived on June 27, 1995. (Steve Kagan/The Life Image Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images)

“It is sometimes difficult to come home at night without answers for Jodi Huisentruit’s family, especially for her friends who are still actively searching for her and who were with her day after day before she disappeared.”

Huisentruit’s disappearance was ruled a kidnapping, and her belongings, including a hair dryer, a pair of red shoes and a bottle of hairspray, were found next to her car at her apartment complex, and police found signs of a fight. A witness also reported seeing a suspicious white van and hearing a scream: Fox 9 reported.

“The red shoes are significant. It kind of makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up a little bit when you see those shoes…because they probably look like something you wore to work,” Prochaska said. “As for the evidence left behind… there is a significant amount of evidence to suggest she was unconscious and drugged.”

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Jodi Huisentruit was a star television presenter before passing away in 1995. (Findjodi.com)

The up-and-coming news anchor was declared legally dead in 2001.

“The biggest obstacle is that we don’t have a body,” Prochaska admitted. “If you read a lot of these cold cases that have been solved here recently, it’s because they have a body.”

“Remember that this This happened in 1995, before DNA (evidence) even really existed. Fortunately, the investigators at the time did things far beyond their expectations. … They set up roadblocks the next morning and questioned every car passing his apartment the next morning. They recovered the evidence from the dumpsters. Fortunately, it helped us in this matter.”

On the occasion of the 28th anniversary of his disappearance in 2023, Huisentruit’s family issued a statement on Findjodi.com, encouraging anyone with information to come forward and expressing gratitude to the public and law enforcement.

“We, Jodi’s family, would like to say a big thank you to all of you who came here today and continue to care about Jodi’s case. We know that you feel the pain with us and the agony of Jodi’s case remains unresolved,” the statement said.

“Jodi had such a bright future ahead of her, and she should be here every day enjoying it. She deserves better, and we continue to pray that someone will come forward with the missing piece that will finally solve this case and bring justice back. Justice for Jodi she deserves.

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A window with a leaflet on the disappearance of Jodie Huisentruit. (Steve Kagan/The Life Image Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Prochaska said the latest tip given to police was just one of many over the years and said investigators conducted an extensive search for his remains. He has not released any information about those responsible for his disappearance.

“It’s very difficult to convince the public that we are trying so hard to find her,” he said. “The only thing we need is the public’s help, we hope that one day someone will see something or hear something that will make me or someone make a phone call. other in the law enforcement community…And that’s just what we did recently in Minnesota, it’s just that one person called us and gave us some information that was a little more concerning than d. ‘others. ”

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Prochaska provided no details about the “concerning” information police received, leading them to the search in Minnesota.

“That’s how we’re going to find Jodi,” he said. “By not giving up and taking people’s calls for granted.”